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Table 5-6. Roadside Safety Inspection Activity Summary By Inspection Type: 2000-2006

Less than one-quarter of roadside inspections of commercial vehicles result in the vehicle being taken out-of-service (OOS) for a serious violation. A much lower percentage of driver and hazardous materials inspections results in OOS orders. In 2006, only 7 percent of driver inspections and about 5 percent of hazardous materials inspections resulted in an OOS order.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

empty Cell 2000 Number 2000 Percent 2004 Number 2004 Percent 2005 Number 2005 Percent 2006 Number 2006 Percent
All inspections
Number of inspections 2,453,776 100.0 (R) 3,019,504 100.0 (R) 3,026,094 100.0 3,193,397 100.0
With no violations 639,593 26.1 (R) 810,870 26.9 (R) 821,869 27.2 897,020 28.1
With violations 1,814,183 73.9 (R) 2,208,634 73.1 (R) 2,204,225 72.8 2,296,377 71.9
Driver inspections
Number of inspections 2,396,688 100.0 (R) 2,962,312 100.0 (R) 2,964,492 100.0 3,056,743 100.0
With no violations 1,459,538 60.9 (R) 1,893,227 63.9 (R) 1,882,527 63.5 1,931,724 63.2
With violations 937,150 39.1 (R) 1,069,085 36.1 (R) 1,081,965 36.5 1,125,019 36.8
  With OOS violations 191,031 8.0 (R) 197,347 6.7 (R) 195,832 6.6 216,783 7.1
Vehicle inspections
Number of inspections 1,908,300 100.0 (R) 2,253,217 100.0 (R) 2,201,740 100.0 2,317,877 100.0
With no violations 584,389 30.6 (R) 698,495 31.0 (R) 688,617 31.3 759,653 32.8
With violations 1,323,911 69.4 (R) 1,554,722 69.0 (R) 1,513,123 68.7 1,558,224 67.2
  With OOS violations 452,850 23.7 (R) 531,933 23.6 (R) 514,314 23.4 532,685 23.0
Hazardous materials inspections
Number of inspections 133,486 100.0 (R) 179,234 100.0 (R) 180,891 100.0 183,925 100.0
With no violations 101,098 75.7 (R) 145,787 81.3 (R) 147,602 81.6 150,068 81.6
With violations 32,388 24.3 (R) 33,447 18.7 (R) 33,289 18.4 33,857 18.4
  With OOS violations 9,964 7.5 (R) 9,955 5.6 (R) 9,871 5.5 9,795 5.3

Key: OOS = out of service. R = revised.

Notes: A roadside inspection is an examination of individual commercial motor vehicles and drivers to determine if they are in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and/or Hazardous Materials Regulations. Serious violations result in the issuance of driver or vehicle out of service (OOS) These violations must be corrected before the driver or vehicle can return to service. Moving violations also may be recorded in conjunction with a roadside inspection.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Administration, Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), Roadside Inspection Activity Summary for Calendar Years, available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov as of June 4, 2007.

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